AFT ACADEMICS
ACADEMIC WORKERS BUILDING POWER AND WINNING CHANGE
PROUD MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
WHO WE ARE
We are the contingent and full-time faculty, graduate workers, staff, post-doctoral researchers, undergraduate workers, and academic librarians who are the backbone of higher education in the US. At a time when corporate interests are overtaking the educational mission of the academy, we are uniting across classifications, campuses, and states to fight back.
By coming together as workers we can take on the administrative bloat, financialization, and casualization of the academy, and end the poverty wages and deteriorating working conditions that come with it.
Join us as we build the power to set industry standards that support academic workers so we can do what we love without struggling to live.
Take Action
The HEROES Act
The U.S. has over 4 million confirmed novel coronavirus cases and more than 150,000 deaths due to COVID-19. The Trump administration has failed us and we need the Senate to act. Tell your senators to pass the #HEROESAct now.
For more information about the HEROES Act, read the AFT’s summary here.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
AFT ACADEMICS UPRISING SOLIDARITY STATEMENT
“We, the members of AFT academics, are horrified by the murder of George Floyd on May 25 and the pattern of racist police violence in the United States. We unequivocally support people protesting George Floyd’s murder and condemn the violence perpetrated by law enforcement around the country in response to these protests.”
COVID-19 Resources for Academic Workers
BECOME A UNION MEMBER
ORGANIZE AT YOUR UNIVERSITY
SUPPORT THE LABOR MOVEMENT
AFT Academics is the higher education associate membership Local of the American Federation of Teachers – the largest higher education union in the United States.
As a member you can:
- Receive strategic guidance and other organizing resources from AFT union organizers
- Get connected to national organizing efforts and a network of activist colleagues across the U.S.
- Help to support the work of the AFT and your fellow union members to preserve and expand the rights of academic workers, improve working conditions, and build a better, more just academy
ORGANIZER TRAININGS
THE ORGANIZING CONVERSATION
HIGHER ED UNION ORGANIZING 101
STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR ISSUE CAMPAIGNS
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UNION ORGANIZING
STRATEGIC RESEARCH FOR ORGANIZING
AFT Academics exists to support academic workers organizing where they are, regardless of labor rights in their state, to build power and win change. One way we do this is by providing online trainings to give you the tools you need to become a confident and effective organizer. Sign up to learn more about becoming a member and participating in this one of a kind training series!
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